It was a winner takes all night at Loan Depot Park in Miami as Mike Trout, Trea Turner, and the United States took on Shohei Ohtani of team Japan. Arizona Diamondbacks’ right-handed pitcher Merrill Kelly who got the ball for the U.S. against Shoto Imanaga, the left-handed pitcher from Japan. The United States got off to an early lead, but two home runs by Japan were enough to give Japan the...
Mike Trout vs. Shohei Ohtani. That’s the billing of Tuesday night’s 2023 World Baseball Classic Final. The United States and Japan—two of the best teams throughout the whole tournament—face off for the WBC title. Japan made the final after winning a thrilling game against Mexico. Down 3-0, new Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida launched a three-run home run to tie the game in the...
The Team USA offense has gotten red hot at the right time. On Sunday night, they were able to dominate Cuba, 14-2, in Miami as they have reached the World Baseball Classic final for the second consecutive time. They await the winner of the Mexico-Japan semifinal, which will be played tomorrow night. It did not look good early as Cuba got on the board first against Adam Wainwright. After three...
Only four teams remain in the 2023 WBC. Tonight, one team is going to punch their ticket to the championship game. That’ll either be Cuba or the USA. Meanwhile, tomorrow night, Mexico and Japan will play to see who makes up the other half of the WBC final. That aforementioned final is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21 in Miami, Florida. Cuba vs. USA, 7:00 PM ET To get to the semifinals, Cuba...
We witnessed quite the classic in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday. With the United States down to their last six outs in the WBC, Mark DeRosa’s squad found a way to come back after leading by three runs multiple times in the game. Down 7-5 in the top of the eighth, Trea Turner crushed a bases loaded grand slam to left field that ended up giving Team USA a 9-7 victory over previously...
We’re getting into crunch time in the World Baseball Classic and we have a mouthwatering game to look forward to on Saturday. Team USA will take on Team Venezuela with a place in the semifinals at stake. While the WBC has come under fire this week in light of the Edwin Díaz injury news, the tournament has still delivered plenty of thrilling moments and that will only continue the deeper we...
Even though Team USA was unable to secure first place in Pool C of the World Baseball Classic, they still found a way to advance to their fifth straight quarterfinal. While it wasn’t a pretty game, Mark DeRosa’s squad defeated Colombia 3-2 at Chase Field to finish pool play with a 3-1 record. Team USA got the scoring started in the top of the third. Mookie Betts had a single to right and...
The first round of the NCAA Tournament starts tomorrow, but survive-and-advance is already taking shape in the WBC. Both Team USA and Puerto Rico face critical matchups on Wednesday night that could see them either advance to the quarterfinals, or have their championship dreams ended. Puerto Rico enters Wednesday with a record of 2-1, beating Nicaragua and Israel (in which they completed a...
After an embarrassing loss to Mexico on Sunday, Team USA (2-1) got their offense going early on Monday against Canada. Thanks in part to a nine-run opening inning, USA was able to defeat Canada 12-1 in seven innings to put themselves in a much better position to qualify for the quarterfinals. While Team USA didn’t have the perfect game that Puerto Rico had earlier in the day against Israel, they...
Both USA and Puerto Rico are set to play their third games of the World Baseball Classic. In game one for the United States, they defeated Great Britain 6-2. Adam Wainwright was credited with the win, and the USA was led by Kyle Schwarber and his two-run home run offensively. In game two the USA was heated badly by Mexico, 11-5, and with that their chances of advancing out of pool play were...
New York Mets fans were very familiar with Washington Nationals first baseman Joey Meneses at the end of last season. While the Mets were able to hold him in check in eight games (.182/.229/.273, 1 home run, 11 K’s), Team USA was unable to do that on Sunday night. The Team Mexico first baseman went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs as Mexico (1-1) shocked USA, 11-5. They are now 2-1 in...
Both USA and Puerto Rico are set to play their second games of the World Baseball Classic. In game one for the United States, they defeated Great Britain 6-2. Adam Wainwright was credited with the win, and the USA was led by Kyle Schwarber and his two-run home run offensively. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico defeated Nicaragua 9-1 on Saturday. Marcus Stroman picked up the win, and Mets’ shortstop...
